Central New Jersey Cities

135 cities

City
Rank
County
2026 Pop. ↓
Edison1Middlesex County113,208
Woodbridge2Middlesex County108,905
Hamilton3Mercer County96,013
Trenton4Mercer County92,813
Old Bridge5Middlesex County73,162
Middletown6Monmouth County67,496
Piscataway7Middlesex County64,701
New Brunswick8Middlesex County59,327
Perth Amboy9Middlesex County58,721
Howell10Monmouth County55,129
East Brunswick11Middlesex County52,908
Monroe12Middlesex County51,781
Sayreville13Middlesex County49,189
South Brunswick14Middlesex County49,176
Bridgewater15Somerset County48,127
Hillsborough16Somerset County47,159
North Brunswick17Middlesex County46,507
Marlboro18Monmouth County42,490
Manalapan19Monmouth County41,032
Ewing20Mercer County37,078
Freehold21Monmouth County36,068
West Windsor22Mercer County34,877
Long Branch23Monmouth County33,926
Princeton24Mercer County33,075
Lawrence25Mercer County32,786
East Windsor26Mercer County30,984
Bernards27Somerset County29,436
Neptune28Monmouth County28,252
Ocean29Monmouth County28,198
Wall30Monmouth County26,918
Carteret31Middlesex County26,701
Raritan32Somerset County26,408
South Plainfield33Middlesex County26,218
Plainsboro34Middlesex County25,210
Montgomery35Somerset County24,884
North Plainfield36Somerset County23,660
Hazlet37Monmouth County20,733
Aberdeen38Monmouth County19,516
Tinton Falls39Monmouth County19,465
Hopewell40Mercer County18,530
Warren41Somerset County17,845
Holmdel42Monmouth County17,540
South River43Middlesex County16,848
Robbinsville44Mercer County16,632
Readington45Hunterdon County16,479
Branchburg46Somerset County16,079
Metuchen47Middlesex County16,002
Highland Park48Middlesex County15,798
Asbury Park49Monmouth County15,531
Middlesex50Middlesex County15,278
Somerville51Somerset County14,802
Clinton52Hunterdon County13,851
Eatontown53Monmouth County13,654
Bound Brook54Somerset County12,963
Red Bank55Monmouth County12,848
Freehold56Monmouth County12,650
Manville57Somerset County11,329
South Amboy58Middlesex County10,887
Millstone59Monmouth County10,416
Colts Neck60Monmouth County10,003
Matawan61Monmouth County9,751
Keansburg62Monmouth County9,693
Raritan63Somerset County8,752
West Long Branch64Monmouth County8,658
Dunellen65Middlesex County8,637
Bedminster66Somerset County8,560
Spotswood67Middlesex County8,528
Bernardsville68Somerset County8,240
Green Brook69Somerset County7,631
Milltown70Middlesex County7,362
Keyport71Monmouth County7,292
Upper Freehold72Monmouth County7,261
Rumson73Monmouth County7,179
Watchung74Somerset County6,824
Oceanport75Monmouth County6,773
Lebanon76Hunterdon County6,237
Little Silver77Monmouth County6,131
Fair Haven78Monmouth County6,080
Hightstown79Mercer County6,078
Jamesburg80Middlesex County6,027
Manasquan81Monmouth County5,979
Tewksbury82Hunterdon County5,945
Belmar83Monmouth County5,862
Union Beach84Monmouth County5,697
Holland85Hunterdon County5,246
South Bound Brook86Somerset County5,181
Hampton87Hunterdon County4,998
Brielle88Monmouth County4,940
Spring Lake Heights89Monmouth County4,881
Flemington90Hunterdon County4,877
Alexandria91Hunterdon County4,867
Neptune City92Monmouth County4,609
Hopewell93Mercer County4,590
Cranbury94Middlesex County4,466
Atlantic Highlands95Monmouth County4,408
Highlands96Monmouth County4,325
Lambertville97Hunterdon County4,251
Shrewsbury98Monmouth County4,177
Bradley Beach99Monmouth County4,170
East Amwell100Hunterdon County3,960
Kingwood101Hunterdon County3,869
Bethlehem102Hunterdon County3,786
High Bridge103Hunterdon County3,613
Monmouth Beach104Monmouth County3,232
West Amwell105Hunterdon County3,040
Pennington106Mercer County2,984
Spring Lake107Monmouth County2,819
Clinton108Hunterdon County2,797
Peapack and Gladstone109Somerset County2,688
Helmetta110Middlesex County2,572
Englishtown111Monmouth County2,339
Hopewell112Mercer County1,972
Avon-by-the-Sea113Monmouth County1,952
Sea Girt114Monmouth County1,936
Allentown115Monmouth County1,733
Glen Gardner116Hunterdon County1,697
Lake Como117Monmouth County1,674
Lebanon118Hunterdon County1,673
Frenchtown119Hunterdon County1,531
Farmingdale120Monmouth County1,497
Sea Bright121Monmouth County1,463
Hampton122Hunterdon County1,451
Milford123Hunterdon County1,228
Shrewsbury124Monmouth County1,076
Califon125Hunterdon County1,020
Far Hills126Somerset County959
Deal127Monmouth County891
Interlaken128Monmouth County829
Roosevelt129Monmouth County808
Bloomsbury130Hunterdon County802
Rocky Hill131Somerset County773
Stockton132Hunterdon County499
Allenhurst133Monmouth County469
Millstone134Somerset County467
Loch Arbour village135Monmouth County229

About Central New Jersey

Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Mercer County, Somerset County, and Hunterdon County are the counties generally considered part of Central New Jersey.

Sources

  1. City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024